Internet Explorer

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Microsoft Celebrates IE6′s Death With T-Shirts

5:45AM January 5, 2012 | Sam Biddle

How do the people responsible for IE6 — a slow, buggy, security nightmare of a browser — observe IE6′s demise? With commemorative tees, of course. If only IE6 were as clever as the piece of clothing recognising its overdue drift into oblivion. More »

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Google-Funded Study Says Firefox Less Secure Than Internet Explorer

3:45AM December 10, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Remember when you downloaded Firefox circa 2004 because Internet Explorer was inundating Windows XP with viruses? Those days have long since passed and according to a Google-funded study carried out by Accuvant, Firefox is now among the least secure web browsers. Naturally, Chrome is the best. More »

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Internet Explorer Desertion Continues As Usage Drops Below 50%

6:40AM November 3, 2011 | Mario Aguilar

Internet Explorer has long been declining in popularity, but it hit an abandonment milestone in October as its market share dropped below 50 per cent for the first time in more than a decade. What browsers are reaping the benefits? More »

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How To Stage An Internet Explorer Intervention

4:40AM October 21, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Problem: because of forgivable ignorance and prominent icon placement, friend/roommate/loved one still uses Internet Explorer. Solution, as engineered by Redditor Permabla: make the more attractive alternatives extremely visible. More »

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Chrome’s About To Knock Firefox To Third Place

9:20AM September 30, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Internet Explorer, the old, fat, mad king of the online kingdom still reigns uncontested. But beneath him, a power struggle between Chrome and Firefox, the latter of which has clung to the number two spot. But that’s about to change. More »

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IE Users Aren’t Really That Stupid. That Was Just A Hoax!

11:13PM August 3, 2011 | Casey Chan

A widely circulated report that showed Internet Explorer users as having lower IQs than people who use other browsers turned out to be fake. I mean, come on, it’s a little too convenient, right? Dumb people and dumb software! More »

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Are Internet Explorer Users Dumber?

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5:30PM July 29, 2011 | Danny Allen

A new study from a self-described “psychometric consultant” and recruitment firm says that there’s no real difference in IQ between other browsers — but IE users are, well, below average. To study the “effects of cognitive ability on the choice of web browser”, they ran a free online IQ test to over 100,000 people, and plotted the average IQ scores based on the browser used. More »

Computing

A Man Who’s Never Used A Computer In His Life Tries Internet Explorer

11:14PM July 18, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Boriss, a Firefox dev, went to the mall to find test subjects to help improve the browser. He expected to meet people with a range of tech savvy, but he was’t expecting a man who’d never before touched a mouse. More »

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Microsoft: IE10 Will Not Be Supported On Windows Vista

9:59AM April 14, 2011 | Davey Alba

Microsoft has spoken: Internet Explorer 10 will not run on Windows Vista – not in its developer form now, nor when the software ships later. Meaning they’re officially the first browser developer to drop support for Vista. Ironic. [ComputerWorld]

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The Popularity Of Web Browsers, Visualised

3:00AM April 5, 2011 | Brian Barrett

The browser wars may seem to have heated up only recently, but! Browsers have been slugging it out for your attention since as early as 1994. And this infographic, which actually lays things out in a visually interesting way instead of just throwing a bunch of numbers on a few squiggly lines, shows just how the parries and thrusts have gone. More »